Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-12-03

contest was witnessed by thousands O,
 enthusiastic spsolators.t
 NEW IoIK, November 26 The judges
 ot ihs Court Of Appeals vill meet on
 Monday, and on Tuesday the long look
 ed Tor decision ID the case of Jacob
 Sharp, will be handed down. Ruuor
 has It that four of the judges are in ia.
 vor of setting aside the conviction, aud
 three in favor of confirming it.
 SAN FBASMsoo. November 25.-Col.
 Tourney, who cnniucted the pFosecu-
 sion in the former trial of +. F. Morrow.
 hns announced his withdrawal from the
 case' owing to it's transfer to Sonoma
 county.
 Vim. Obersi, who shot md killed
 John Mclaughlin, July 3,b. las; was
 sentenced this morning to ten years in
 5an Quentin.
 Diumig's examination was resumed in
 the police court this morning, and con
 iinued until next Tuesday.
 GALVESTON, Nov. 26. 6.-Ex-County Treasurer Burke, who 1efraudtd the county out of S36,00O in bonds aud money about three months ago, returned from Australia whither he had fled, and voluntarily surrendered himself to the San Francisco authorities, and was last night dec!aIed not guilty by the jury. The ground cf defence vas that the prisoner was not responsible for his acts st the time the offence was committed.
 CHICAGO, November 26.-Whest, cashI 16ll; May, SIS. Corn, cash, 461i; May, JO 5-l6.
 CHICAGO, Nov. 24.-The convicted county boodlers, Ochs, Van Pelt, Var. nell, Lydon, Wren and Wssserman, were to-day refused a stay of execution by Judge Jsmison. The bill of exceptions is not complete yet, and if not finished to-day for presentation to the Appellate Court, ihe boodlers will be m the JOiliei penitsntiary Monday morning.
 SANTA CRUZ, Nov. 25-The firm ol Henley & Oates. Of this city, have been retained 10 nssist in the defence of Ro5t. r. Morrow.
 OAKDALE, Gala, November 27-The body of Frank McCutchen, a Mexican youth was found hanging from 6 tree near this place this morning. Several incendIsry fires have occurred here r6- gently, and McCuiohen vas arrested by the constable last night as be was in the act of setting fire tJ barn. The consta- ble started for Modesto Jail with the prisoner and t is supposed that he vas OverpoweTed on the way. The story of the hanging IS given as follogs: Con- stable SwGFtzsl, with his prisoner. g.art- cd for Modesto. When one ard hall miles west Cf Oakd8le ard near a grove of live Osks, d party oi masked men, six or seven in number, confronted the con stable with weapons, demaBdicg bIm to throw up his hands. He complied. and was then ordered Co dismOunt. His hands were tied, and he was then tied Co tbs tree. One man was leti 10 guard him and the rest started of with the prison- CT. The psrty wac me, by st feast thirty more men. After IessiDing SSRrtZcl 8 prisoner for over su hour, he was united and told lo leave. H- et once returned to Oekdal=, appeared before Judge War der, and made sn affidavit as to the fec's.
 SAS FRANCIsco. November 27.-An Examiner special from Helena sGys: 4 Glendine, MonisnF, o,ciE! io tho IndC- pendent early this mornicg says thBt three Sioux Indians named Finger Nail, SitsinS-In-FEOnt and Pete Matthews, confined in Lhe county isil hore for horse stealing, made m attack on two white prisoners. Their weapons Ge:e table kniTes, a pair of scissO:s and common chars, with which ihe jail wEs supplied. Ai.or iuflicting mortal wounds on ihe white prisoners Finger Nail and Sit:ing-ih-FfoEt hung thCm5elyes ID their csll with their bunk slrbps. Thsy we're assisted by another Indian, Pete Matthe ~, -ho, after they had coz mitted She Get6, tried to butt his brEil5 out EzaIrs the walls of his cell. but Eas secured end Ironed b. Sheriff Futile and several other persons. The two h. diaus who hung themselves stabbed themselves all over their bodies before rezoriinz to hanging. Ersncisco IsiL- msuO, an Italian, whO WIS confined OF B charge of burglary, wss stabbed Tn sev- eral places, and the county phyEiciRn does not expec. birn Co live until norn- ing. The other prIsorer, l.. H. Turcs, awaiting ,he action of the grand jury on @ charge of criminal 8ssaul., wHs strapped and pou1ded over the heBdwith chairs m the hands of the Indians. He regained consciousness late this after, noon, and only remembered that the Indians attacked hum with knives, after which be became unconscious. The doctor says he will recover with proper care. The Indians who did the bloody work tried 10 starve themselves to death several months ago, and afterwards re- marked that they would not live to be tried for horse stealing. They hsd iheir war psint on snd 1t is supposed that the assault was premeditnted. Neither one of the cells wss locked except out side of the cage. and they had free &C., cess to all the other cells. The Indians waited until the other prisoners were asleep. The coroner's jury returned a verdict in accordance with the facts.
 FLAGsrAFF. Arizona. November 27-An unknown man riding brskebeam on freight train today. attempted to jump of st Flagstaff. He fell. md the car passed over his leg, nearly cutting II oil. His arm is also manRled and his head cut. He is not expected Co live.
 LONDON, Nov. 2S.-The las, mail sd vices received from the Upper Congo say Tippoo Tib had not yet sent the carriers to Stsnley's rsar.Rusrd st Ysmbuya, Co convey stores for Emin Bay, and that Stanley hsd proceeded without them and many of the men had died from starvation.
 WASHINGTON, November 2s,-Rep- of the United btaies and Great Britain, charged with the fishery met to-day in the diplo- maiic reception room ct the Department of State.
 CHICAGO, November 2S.-Whest, cash, 75 1916. May, S25s. Corn, cash. 469s. Msy, 50;S.
 NEW NoRK, November 2S.-The trisl ot JohaDn Most. the sUsEchist,vss resumed to-day. The court room was thronSed and many women were present, buttnere wss noticeable dimi1uiiou in glEring red ribbons and flowers displayed. Frederick Harting testified that be went into the saloon in rear of which Most was making his speech, and attracted by curiosity, went into tte meeting held there. He said Most did not use the violent language charged against him. He had never seen Most before and wss